Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More!

Sandy Linzer is a hit songwriter-producer, one of the greatest of the rock generation. He’s written hits for The Four Seasons like “Working My Way Back To You”, “Let’s Hang On” and “Dawn (Go Away)”. He wrote “A Lover’s Concerto” for The Toys and “Keep The Ball Rollin’” for Jay and the Techniques. He’s also written songs for The Monkees and The Cyrkle. And he wrote “I Believe In You”, a #4 hit for...

Henry Gross is a hit singer-songwriter. He was a founding member of Sha Na Na, the extraordinarily successful 1950s cover band. He had a huge solo hit in 1976 with “Shannon”. He’s written songs like "In My Own Sweet Time" and “Waltz Of The Toreadors” as part of his long and successful solo career. As a session musician he played guitar on Jim Croce’s breakthrough album “I’ve Got A Name”, and on al...

L. Russell Brown writes hit songs. He is one of the greatest songwriters of the rock era. His catalogue includes two massive hits for Tony Orlando and Dawn - “Tie A Yellow Ribbon” and “Knock Three Times”. “Yellow Ribbon” is one of the most recorded songs of all time and has taken on another life as a song of hope for returning veterans and others. He also wrote “C’mon Marianne” for The Four Season...

Gilde Flores is an award winning, multi-genre musician/composer/producer with over 2000 placements to his credit, including HBO MAX’s “The Garcias”, movies like “The Wolverine”, trailer music for “Uncharted” and “The Last Of Us”, and music for The NFL Network, Mercedes, Showtime, Netflix and others. My featured song is “Out Of Tahini” from the album Play by my band, Project Grand Slam. Spotify lin...

The tag line of this podcast is “Music and Much More”. Well this is a “Much More” episode. It’s a rant by Robert about American Football - the NFL (National Football League), which is going through the post season playoffs. Robert riffs on the billionaire owners who have taken over the sport, the new stadiums that are financed by the fans through mandatory Personal Seat Licenses, secondary ticket...

Ada Rovatti is a wonderful saxophonist. Originally from Italy she lives now in the United States with her husband, Randy Brecker, the great trumpeter. She has performed in numerous jazz festivals around the world and has played with a host of major artists including Aretha, Joe Bonamassa, Mike Stern, Herbie Hancock and The Brecker Brothers Reunion Band. My featured song is “Miles Behind” from my “...

The Grass Roots had a string of hits in the 1960s including “Midnight Confessions”, “Let’s Live For Today”, “Temptation Eyes”, “Sooner Or Later” and “Wait A Million Years”. Rob Grill was the original leader of the band. Mark Dawson now carries on the tradition of The Grass Roots. My featured song is “This Time” from my album Bobby M and the Paisley Parade. Spotify link .  -------------------------...

Jimi Hendrix is one of the most iconic figures in all of rock music and was a hero to Robert and millions of people. So when Robert recorded his debut album "Miles Behind" in 1994 he decided to include a cover of one of Jimi’s songs. He chose to reimagine a “psychedelic jazz” version of Hendrix’s classic “Fire”. It features Al Foster from Miles Davis’ band on drums plus the amazing Ada Dyer on voc...

Nils Lofgren is a Superstar musician and an iconic figure in rock music. He’s been a longtime member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band. He’s played and recorded with Neil Young and Crazy Horse. He’s been in Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band. His own band, Grin, released four albums, and he’s had a long and successful solo career. Plus he’s a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. My featured song...

Fred Lipsius was the extraordinary saxophonist and arranger for Blood Sweat & Tears. He’s a 3x Grammy winner with 9 Gold records. He arranged “Spinning Wheel”, “Hi-De-Ho” and “You Made Me So Very Happy”, three of BS&T’s biggest hits. And he’s performed with artists like Simon & Garfunkel, Janis Joplin, Thelonious Monk and many more. And he’s got a new album out called Facets Of Love. My featured s...

Randy Brecker is one of the greatest trumpet players of this generation. His incredible work runs the gamut from Blood Sweat & Tears, where he was an original member, to The Brecker Brothers, the band that he formed with his brother Michael, to his work with a Who’s Who of artists including these one-name wonders: Clapton, Springsteen, Elton, Aretha, Tina, Bette, Chaka, Carly and Jaco. And he’s a...

Al Kooper is a true Superstar of rock music. He was a member of The Blues Project. He founded Blood Sweat & Tears. He recorded Super Session with Michael Bloomfield and Stephen Stills. He played the iconic organ part on Bob Dylan’s “Like A Rolling Stone”. He played the memorable french horn introduction and piano on the Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”. He discovered and produc...

The Celtic Tenors - Matthew Gilsenan, James Nelson and Daryl Simpson - are the fabulous 3-man Irish vocal group with an international following and sales of over a million CDs. They sing everything from Irish folk music to pop to opera, and they’ve been doing it for 22 years. My featured song in this episode is “New Folk Song” from the album The Queen’s Carnival by my band, Project Grand Slam. Spo...

Mark Rivera has been the amazing saxophone star in Billy Joel’s band for over 40 years! He also plays flute, keyboards, guitar, percussion and hammer and chromium steel pipe. Plus he sings. He’s toured with Ringo Starr and played with John Lennon, Peter Gabriel, Simon and Garfunkel and many more. My featured song is “Hey Jake” from the album East Side Sessions by my band Project Grand Slam. Spotif...

“Miles Behind” is Robert’s “lost” 1994 debut album. Featuring an All-Star supporting cast including Randy Brecker (Blood Sweat & Tears), Anton Fig (David Letterman Show), Al Foster (Miles Davis), Tim Ries (Rolling Stones) and singer Jon Lucien. Ten tracks including four originals plus reimagined covers of songs by Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus and Jimi Hendrix. This is...

Tommy James is one of the most iconic artists of the rock era. Here’s all you need to know: 23 Gold singles, 9 Platinum albums, and over 100 million records sold. In this episode Tommy tells stories and talks about his hits, his career, his relationship with Morris Levy of Roulette Records and the Mob, and much more.  My featured song is my reimagined version of Cream’s “I’m So Glad” from The PGS...

Tony Orlando is one of the true giants of the entertainment business. He’s had 5 #1 singles, 19 Top 40 hits, 4 Gold albums, he’s one of Billboard’s 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, one of the Top 10 biggest selling recording artists of all time, 3x winner of the American Music Awards, 2x winner of the People’s Choice Awards, host of one of the highest rated and longest running TV shows, and a big...

Peter Noone was a ‘60s Superstar with Herman’s Hermits, one of the most celebrated and successful bands of the British Invasion era. They sold more than 60 million records and had 14 Gold singles and 7 Gold albums. Their hits included “I’m Into Something Good”, “Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat”, and two #1s - “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter” and “I’m Henry the VIII I am”. They appeared on num...

Mark Farner was the lead vocalist, guitarist and central focus of the band Grand Funk Railroad, one of the premier bands of the 1970s. They sold over 30 million records, had two #1 hits, and a slew of gold records. Their hits include “I’m Your Captain (Closer To Home)”, “We’re An American Band”, and “The Loco-Motion”. My featured song in this episode is “Free” from the album The PGS Experience by...

Sharde - “Your Royal Flyness”, is a singer, rapper, songwriter and production music star spanning soul, rap, Hip Hop, western trailer and many more genres. A former High School teacher, she’s gone on to win numerous music competitions. My featured song is “Redemption Road” from the album PGS 7 by my band Project Grand Slam. Spotify link .  --------------------------------------------- The Follow Y...

Anthony Toner is one of Northern Ireland’s most highly regarded songwriters and guitarists. He’s built a big following with a string of albums and a lot of touring. He’s particularly noted for his stories, his lyrics and his fingerpicking acoustic guitar playing. He’s been described as “James Taylor meets John Prine in a Second Hand Book Shop!” My featured song is “My Love” from Robert’s album Bob...

Eddie Martinez is the Guitarist to the Stars. His credits include Robert Palmer, Mick Jagger, David Lee Roth, Steve Winwood, Yoko Ono, Celine Dion, Chaka Khan, Tina Turner and Run-DMC. He also performed at Live Aid with Mick Jagger and Tina Turner. My featured song is “Take Me” from the album PGS 7 by my band Project Grand Slam. Spotify link .  --------------------------------------------- The Fol...

Amine Hachem is a Lebanese-American Superstar Operatic and Crossover Tenor. He has been a leading tenor in operas and musicals as well as concerts and recitals on the world’s most prestigious stages across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. He recently was named one of the best tenors today, and a tenor who can sing anything. My featured song is “The Gift (Juliet’s Song)”. Spotify lin...

The Cyrkle hit the top of the charts in 1966 with two big hits: "Red Rubber Ball", co-written by Paul Simon, which reached #2, and "Turn Down Day", which reached #16. The band had a special relationship with The Beatles - they were managed by Brian Epstein, got the unique spelling of their name from John Lennon, and opened for The Beatles on their 1966 U.S. tour including their last live stadium c...

This is an Encore Episode of my interview with Steve Katz, celebrated guitarist and singer and a founding member of two iconic bands: Blood Sweat & Tears and The Blues Project. His songs include "Sometimes In Winter", "Meagan's Gypsy Eyes" and "Steve's Song". We discuss those bands, Al Kooper, Murray the K, and much more .  My featured song is “With You” from the album PGS 7 by my band Project Gra...